grasshoppers, should i kill them?

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youngman Beverly Hills, CA Sep 19, 2008

I see some of them are eatting the immature rose buds, I don't know how many there are, this particular rose is about 1.5 meter tall, i found one on top of the rose bud several times, I tried to catch it and put it far away from that rose, but somehow, they or this particular grasshopper always come back for more?

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JasperDale Long Beach, CA(Zone 10a) Sep 19, 2008

SCISSORS ! Chop them in half. You definitely don't want grasshoppers.

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KyWoods Highland Heights, KY(Zone 6a) Sep 20, 2008

Got a pond? Goldfish'll eat 'em!

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dp72 Woodway, TX(Zone 8a) Sep 20, 2008

Surely you jest.

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youngman Beverly Hills, CA Sep 20, 2008

oh, really, they don't eat insects at all? i thought that they look kinda cute.

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KyWoods Highland Heights, KY(Zone 6a) Sep 20, 2008

Look on any goldfish care site--they eat insects.

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WeeNel Ayrshire Scotland, United Kingdom Sep 21, 2008

I always thought Grasshoppers were from the same family as Locus, and these devour fields of crops, so I assumed that Grasshoppers had the same diet as their cousins, maybe youngmans Rose buds had aphids on them or maybe these hoppers were eating the tender buds, the plot thickens eh ?????, WeeNel.

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ecrane3 Dublin, CA(Zone 9a) Sep 21, 2008

Yes, grasshoppers do eat plants, that's why you don't want them around. I've had them munching on my hibiscus collection this summer, annoying little things! LOL

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JeanK Deland, FL & Hot Spr, AR Sep 25, 2008

You should see the ones they have in FL! They call them "lubbers" and they certainly aren't picky about their diet. They eat everything. Their bodies are close to 3" long, they are fast (I try to step on them whenever I see one -- it's called the lubber dance lol). They are brightly colored and that is about the only good thing I can say about them. Get rid of them before they eat up your garden!

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youngman Beverly Hills, CA Sep 25, 2008

interesting, i always thought that grasshoppers are good, because everything is going green these days, i just assumed the green grasshoppers must be good, too. haha

they don't have the typical black or scary looking body, so i have never killed any at all. i caught two on that particular rose, and i just released them far away from the rose.

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KyWoods Highland Heights, KY(Zone 6a) Sep 25, 2008

LOL, Youngman, you're as bad as I am--I hate killing things. Sometimes, though, it's eat or be eaten; in this case, it's your garden being eaten. Good luck to you!

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